Portugal flag Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL)

Country Portugal | Europe | Regional Airport | IATA: PDL | ICAO: LPPD | Elevation 259 ft · 79 m | Local time —

Destinations
27
Flights / day
38
Busiest route
Lisbon
Top airline
Azores Airlines

Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport averages 38 flights per day to 27 destinations, with 11 domestic routes and 13 international routes. A total of nine airlines operate at PDL, led by Azores Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 11 countries across two continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Ponta Delgada João Paulo II connects to Toronto, with a typical flight time of 6 hr 45 mins. Updated: October 19, 2026

Route Network

Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport connects 24 destinations worldwide, with Lisbon standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Toronto, and the shortest flight is to Lajes.

Portugal flag Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal 2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
900 mi · 1,449 km
9
per day
Portugal flag Lajes (TER) – Portugal 2 airlines
1 hr 20 mins
103 mi · 166 km
7
per day
Portugal flag Horta (HOR) – Portugal 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
173 mi · 278 km
3
per day
Portugal flag Pico Island (PIX) – Portugal 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
159 mi · 256 km
3
per day
Portugal flag Vila do Porto (SMA) – Portugal 1 airline
—
PDL → SMA
3
per day
Portugal flag Porto (OPO) – Portugal 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
937 mi · 1,509 km
3
per day
Portugal flag Funchal (FNC) – Portugal 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
612 mi · 985 km
1
per day
Portugal flag Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW) – Portugal 1 airline
—
PDL → FLW
1
per day
Portugal flag Velas (SJZ) – Portugal 1 airline
—
PDL → SJZ
1
per day
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 1 airline
6 hr 0 mins
2,389 mi · 3,844 km
1
per day
Germany flag Frankfurt (FRA) – Germany 2 airlines
4 hr 40 mins
1,883 mi · 3,030 km
6
per week
Portugal flag Santa Cruz da Graciosa (GRW) – Portugal 1 airline
—
PDL → GRW
6
per week
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 1 airline
6 hr 45 mins
2,804 mi · 4,513 km
6
per week
United States of America flag New York (JFK) – United States of America 1 airline
6 hr 20 mins
2,550 mi · 4,105 km
4
per week
Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 1 airline
4 hr 25 mins
1,775 mi · 2,857 km
3
per week
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,494 mi · 2,405 km
3
per week
Portugal flag Faro (FAO) – Portugal 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
973 mi · 1,567 km
3
per week
Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 1 airline
6 hr 10 mins
2,500 mi · 4,024 km
3
per week
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 1 airline
4 hr 5 mins
1,605 mi · 2,583 km
3
per week
Denmark flag Billund (BLL) – Denmark 1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
2,031 mi · 3,269 km
1
per week
Spain flag Gran Canaria (LPA) – Spain 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
903 mi · 1,453 km
1
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LHR) – United Kingdom 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,549 mi · 2,493 km
1
per week
Cabo Verde flag Praia (RAI) – Cabo Verde 1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,582 mi · 2,546 km
1
per week
Switzerland flag Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,849 mi · 2,975 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 19, 2026.

Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport is served by nine airlines, with Azores Airlines in the lead at 47% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 80% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of seven airlines operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Azores Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Toronto with a flight time of 6 hrs 45 mins.

Azores Airlines (14 routes)
SATA Air Acores (9 routes)
TAP Air Portugal (1 routes)
Lufthansa (1 routes)
Transavia (1 routes)
Copenhagen Airtaxi (1 routes)
Binter Canarias (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Edelweiss Air (1 routes)

Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport provides direct service to 11 countries across two continents. The route network is 46% domestic and 54% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Portugal - 32/day
United States of America - 2/day
Germany - 1/day
Canada - 1/day
Spain - 1/day
Netherlands - 0/day
France - 0/day
Denmark - 0/day
United Kingdom - 0/day
Cabo Verde - 0/day
Switzerland - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
10 min late
3 min (-21.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
8 min early
4 min (-102.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
35 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
13 min late
2 min (-10.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
2 min early
4 min (-257.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
2 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
18 min late
2 min (-10.1%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
0 min vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
33 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 15

2026

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 11

2026

Departure
24 min late
Arrival
19 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 10

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 4

2026

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
1 hr 24 min late
Arrival
40 min late
Cancelled
3

Oct 2

2026

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
14

Oct 1

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
3

Sep 28

2026

Departure
27 min late
Arrival
26 min late
Cancelled
2

Sep 27

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
3

Sep 24

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#512 (38 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#618 (27 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,245 ft 2,513 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,245 ft 2,513 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

69 aircraft cannot operate at Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,245 ft (2,513 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,098 ft 2,773 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Ponta Delgada João Paulo II (IATA: PDL) operates around 38 flights per day to 27 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 11 domestic and 13 international routes, with Azores Airlines as the leading carrier and Lisbon currently the busiest connection. From PDL, passengers can reach 11 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,513 m (8,245 ft).

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